Which statement best reflects the theme expressed in this
excerpt?
X
Fear, combined with crowd mentality, leads people to
make poor decisions.
People should not be blamed for decisions they make in
the heat of the moment
A crowd is always more powerful in intense situations
than a single person.
A group of people is responsible for the actions of each of
its members.

A. Fear, combined with crowd mentality, leads people to make poor decisions.

Explanation:

Charlie was scared, and that fear led him to shoot Van Horn.

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.

fears about being blown up